"Southgate wants his players and his team to be themselves and to be together". They've gone to two extra-times, and if you have to go to extra-time against Russian Federation.

France's goalkeeper also made two key saves to add to some similar heroics in the previous rounds but looked to play down his individual performance. "We always try to find comparisons, rightly or wrongly".

"What we didn't have was worldwide experience, the know-how of winning a World Cup, the know-how of being a footballer, how you are expected to perform in front of the world and knowing how you feel in those moments", Martinez said on Monday.